🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

redoble de tambores

Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-do-ble de tam-bo-res

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drumroll/ˈdrʌm.roʊl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Sonó un redoble de tambores antes de revelar el premio."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A rapid succession of beats on a drum, typically played to create suspense before an important announcement, entrance, or event.

    "The audience held their breath during the dramatic drumroll before the winner was announced."
  2. 2

    A figurative build-up or anticipation leading up to a significant reveal.

    "After much hype and a metaphorical drumroll, the company finally unveiled its new product line."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'drum', an imitative onomatopoeic word of Germanic origin, combined with 'roll', from Old French 'roller' (to roll). The compound term emerged in the 19th century to describe the continuous, rapid beating of a drum used particularly to build suspense before an announcement or theatrical act.

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